New credit card issuances plunge 50% in Oct to 7.8L as against 16L a year ago
The New Indian Express Mangaluru|December 06, 2024
THE credit card industry saw a sharp 50% year-on-year decline in new card issuances to a meagre 7.8 lakh in October as against 16 lakh cards issued in the same month last year.
ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU @Mumbai
New credit card issuances plunge 50% in Oct to 7.8L as against 16L a year ago

In November 2023, the Reserve Bank, fearing a bubble build-up in the unsecured loans segment, which has been growing at three times the other loans for nearly two years, asked credit card issuing banks to set aside 25 percentage points more money as risk capital, taking the total to 150%.

This story is from the December 06, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Mangaluru.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the December 06, 2024 edition of The New Indian Express Mangaluru.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS MANGALURUView All
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

NCLT orders liquidation of Go First

Airline becomes the second carrier in four months to face liquidation after Jet Airways

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

Dixon Profit Rises 77.5% Fueled by Mobile Biz Growth

Dixon Technologies reported a 77.5% year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit to ₹171.19 crore for the third quarter of current financial year (FY25).

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

RBI Eases Settlement Guidelines for ARCs

THE Reserve Bank has provided a level playing field to asset reconstruction companies (ARCs) with banks and non-banking financial companies by easing norms for settling dues payable by borrowers.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

Axar Steps Into A New Role

Now part of the leadership group, the all-rounder doesn't feel the need to prove to anyone

time-read
2 mins  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

Biden Pardons Fauci, Milley To Guard Against Don's 'Revenge'

Pardons announced just hours ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration lays the groundwork for an even more expansive use of remission by future presidents

time-read
3 mins  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

NIMAS team finishes Arunachal leg of Brahmaputra rafting expedition

A team of the National Institute of Mountaineering and Adventure Sports (NIMAS) has achieved a milestone by completing the Arunachal Pradesh leg of the historic Brahmaputra River Rafting Expedition.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

Hope beckons as blood cancer therapy launched

OFFERING new hope to patients facing aggressive blood cancers, India launched the first global CAR T-cell therapy for adult B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL), a kind of blood cancer that affects the lymphatic system.

time-read
2 mins  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

5 Cops Held Responsible for Badlapur 'Fake' Encounter

A magistrate's inquiry has held five Maharashtra policemen responsible for the custodial death of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur school sexual assault case, raising doubt on police claims that the accused opened fire and was killed in retaliatory firing in September last year.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

Army Man Killed in Encounter in J&K's Sopore

A soldier has been killed in the ongoing gunfight between militants and armed forces in Zaloora, Sopore area of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025
The New Indian Express Mangaluru

Bengaluru to Host 3-Day Millet Fair From Jan 23

Representatives from nearly 10 countries and agriculture ministers and bureaucrats from over 25 states in India will take part in the International Trade Fair - Organics and Millets 2025, Karnataka Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy has said.

time-read
1 min  |
January 21, 2025